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There are some classic races that made household names of people like Kenny Roberts, Roger DeCoster, Ivan Mauger, Sammy Miller, Dick Burleson and others. The heat of competition was captured by the sports journalist in ways that today's politically-correct writers would never dare.

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Sacramento 25 Mile National (1968)

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Nix wins his fourth mile dirt track race in a row.
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Saddleback National (1979)

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For the first time in three years, big-time motocross returned to Saddleback Park near Los Angeles.
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San Diego Supercross (1982)

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Coca-Cola Supercross Series: Scary Time In San Diego.
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San Jose National Half-Mile (1973)

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The AMA National "Three Ring Racing Circus" returned to the San Jose fair grounds, with the Harley-Davidson team looking like the main act, but ending up with Gene Romero as ringmaster.
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Sand-tire Psych-out (1979)

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A tricky tire from tricky Jim.
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Sears Point Road Race National (1977)

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In one of the most astonishing displays of talent ever seen, Kenny went from the back to the front in four scorching laps and established beyond a doubt that he is the best road racer in the world.
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Showdown on a Sand Treadmill (1979)

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Danny LaPorte and Mike Bell faced off for the 500 National Motocross Championship in the Florida sand. In punishing heat and humidity they prepared for a final grind-down in which the last man standing would win. In that kind of contest both could be heroes, but only one would be champion.
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Spontaneous Combustion: Motocross in the 70's (1970)

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Motocross: The world's most spectacular guts-up sport has burst through the U.S. and blazes hotter every day.
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Stopwatch Grand Prix (1979)

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For the second straight year at Unadilla, the official timekeeper decided the overall winner. Bob Hannah was denied his first Grand Prix victory by a hard-charging Kent Howerton who fell, remounted, and made up six seconds, all in one lap–the last one.
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Superbikes (1986)

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Prime-time racing for television.
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Swedish 250cc Grand Prix: Yanks Dominate (1982)

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LaPorte wins 250 World Championship.
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Taking It To The Nines (1987)

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Go faster than you ever dreamed, all it takes is money.
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Talladega Ain't Tucumcari (1974)

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Another knee-scuffing double for Roberts.
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Talladega: BSA Wins The Fastest U.S. Race (1970)

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All the sages said old Pete Colman had flipped when he hired that crazy Mexican instead of a vet roadracer.
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Talladega: The Great Yamaha Thrash (1974)

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Looking wobbly and out of sorts during practice, Carruthers and Co. fiddled, tuned, altered and developed the big 750 Fours arid jumped all over the thirsty Suzukis—again.
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The 1981 Supercross Championship (1981)

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Mark Barnett wins the 1981 Supercross naturally.
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The 200 MPH Problem (1983)

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Terry Vance Was The First Man To Go 200 mph In The Quarter.  He’s Not Sure He Wants To Do It Again.
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The 40th International Six Day Trial (1965)

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The International Six-Day Trials is a gruelling event. This year's, on the Isle of Man, was hairy by anyone's standards.
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The 52nd International Six Day Trial (1978)

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Stories of misfortune and misadventure.
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The 53rd International Six Day Trial (1979)

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Gold medals galore, but no cigar for Americans.
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